Hurst Marina to Kilmarnock Lock

8/12/13

We departed on a bright sunny morning for Merrickville and 8 locks.  The big boat behind us in the lock was a novice boater.  He scraped the wall with his boat and his girlfriend on the bow didn’t know what to do.  She still had the line tied on to the rail instead of having it ready to tie around the cable.  They made us nervous as the came close to the stern of our boat.

We tried to find a spot on the dam wall at Merrickville, but it was full, so we raced on to the Kilmarnock Lock.  We made it with 25 minutes to spare.  Once through the lock, we tied to the west wall for the evening.  It was a peaceful rural setting.  Duke was able to run free for some much needed exercise.   This was one of my favorite wall ties.

Beautiful area

Duke loved this area

gorgeous wildflowers